Overview
The Department of Human Genetics is one of 26 departments in Emory University School of Medicine. By our very nature, our department is unique for its direct focus on human health and disease. All current faculty members directly investigate a hereditary disease, ranging from metabolic disorders to chromosomal diseases. Some faculty explore the mechanism of disease using cells or tissue from affected patients while others in the department directly interact with patients to conduct clinical research projects.

New Facilities and State-of-the-Art Equipment
We are located in in the newly completed, November 2001, 325,000 square foot, $82 million Joseph B. Whitehead Research Building on what is known as the Clifton Corridor on the Emory Campus in Atlanta, Georgia. Our dynamic department occupies 40,000 square feet of open state-of-the-art laboratory and office space. Within our department is the Center for Medical Genomics, with high throughput robotics for DNA isolation, gene variation scanning, and SNP analysis.

World-Class Collaboration
Our location, resources and extensive relationships permit us to perform collaborative research that may not be possible at other universities. We share the Clifton Road corridor with:

• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• The American Cancer Society
• Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston.

• Morehouse School of Medicine